Let’s get this out of the way right now: The Beatles: Rock Band is going to be HUGE. Record sales numbers will give way to new fans of the rhythmic gaming genre — people who’ve never even played a video game before.
I guarantee it. Take a look at the trailer:

This week, Harmonix and MTV Games bring you 18 new tracks to the Wii Rock Band Music Store. 7 tracks from REO Speedwagon and Styx and other titles from All That Remains, The Clash, Devo, Hautewerk, The Ramones, and System of a Down.

Tracks:
REO Speedwagon “Ridin’ the Storm Out”
REO Speedwagon “Roll with the Changes”
REO Speedwagon “Take It on the Run”
Styx “Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)”
Styx “Renegade”
Styx “Too Much Time On My Hands”
Styx/REO Speedwagon “Can’t Stop Rockin’”
Hautewerk “Alone in My Head”
Hautewerk “I Know Where You Came From”
Hautewerk “Stop Start Again”
The Clash “Complete Control”
Devo “Girl U Want”
The Ramones “Teenage Lobotomy”
All That Remains “Chiron”
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LEGO anything is cute. Let’s just get that straight right now. You could do Kill Bill and do it with LEGOs and it would be cute. Granted, it would be cute with a butt ton of blood but cute, nonetheless.
So after LEGO Batman, LEGO Indiana Jones, and Lego Star Wars [1, 2 and 3] NOW, we have LEGO Rock Band. Oh yeah, I said it. LEGO Rock Band.
Can you get much better than that?
I think not.
“LEGO Rock Band combines two compelling properties and creates an experience that family members of all ages will enjoy playing together as a group,” said …read more

I haven’t played my precious copy of Rock Band in a while, partially because I have no one to play it with. *Sniff.* My husband tried to do vocals, but he got boo’ed of the stage.
But I wonder if it might not be time to square my shoulders, steel my resolve, face the roaring crowd (shoot some heroin) and try again. What brought back my fighting spirit? The Cult’s She Sells Sanctuary as downloadable content, of course.
Some of you grew up listening about Old Man MacDonald’s crappy farm. Some of us grew up a little more hardcore.

So here I am in Bahtamore. I’d rather not speak of the twenty-four hour train trip that carried me here; I’m sure I’ll re-visit its relaxing atmosphere often enough when I die and wind up in hell for my sins.
Today’s society adores a quick fix above wholesome foods or a dog’s unconditional kiss on the back of a hand. It won’t be surprising when parents to pair their kids off with more games in light of a Tucson’s News-4 report that’s decided video games help build kids’ literacy.
Hot dog! No more wasting away with the classics! Eat Rock n …read more

See what I did there? That ain’t no question mark at the end of that sentence. That’s a period, boy. What do you suppose this implies?
In a bid to prove that it’s just as capable of running a franchise into the ground as its adversaries at Activision, EA has announced Rock Band 2 for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. The game will be available in September. This probably doesn’t surprise anyone.
Ah, but this might make you happy, you jaded gamer, you: Harmonix has revealed that next month will yield a The Who song pack for Rock Band.